The easiest solder to use would be 63/37 with a multi-core rosin flux.

The 63/37 means it is 63% tin and 37% lead. This ratio of tin to lead 'freezes' at the lowest temperature of any of the tin/lead mixtures.The "multi-core" means that the solder has multiple, tiny tubes filled with flux.Rosin flux is the preferred flux for electronics use (unless the flux needs to be removed)Generally, hobbyists have no problem leaving the flux in place on PC boards.Fabricators that need to remove flux from PC boards may prefer "no-clean" or water-soluble fluxes. I would advise a hobbyist to avoid these types of flux.They do not work nearly as well as rosin flux.It is also easy to get low quality solder so unless you have had good experience,stick with a major brand like Ersin or Kester.

There are many other ratios of lead, tin and other metals as well as different fluxes.They all exist for specific reasons. Wikipedia has some good info.

For soldering electronic parts onto PC boards, I use 63/37 with rosin flux.John

spacewalker0720 wrote:Suggestions welcome (and maybe a plan on how to build a little exhaust fan to pull the vapors from the soldering area. Hmmm, maybe a little fan and some dryer vent hose...)

A CPU fan is a popular choice, but a cheap 4" 'personal fan' from Walmart will do the job too. You really just want airflow across the board moving away from you.

As others have mentioned, lead doesn't fume to a noticeable degree at soldering temperatures, so don't worry about that. The common fluxes won't hurt you chemically either, but "breathing smoke for an extended period of time" is your basic bad idea.

When you void a product warranty, you give up your right to sue the manufacturer if something goes wrong and accept full responsibility for whatever happens next. And then you truly own the product.

Thanks. I hope to at least vent this outside rather than just "around the room" where I'm at.

(And interesting signature too. I had recently thought, as I opened my very old Linksys WRT54G Version 2, that since the warranty was many years over, then I guess I wasn't really voiding anything after all! (Besides tearing the sticker that says I was.))